Man Accused Of Leaving Syringes At Gov. Baker's Swampscott Home

SWAMPSCOTT, MA — A civil stay-away order against a Hyde Park man accused of being part of a protest group that left used syringes near the front lawn of Gov. Charlie Baker's Swampscott home last month was upheld in Lynn District Court on Monday.

First Lady Lauren Baker told the court it was "incredibly frightening" when the protest — which activist Domingos DaRosa said in court was meant to draw attention to the addiction crisis in Boston — pushed to the edge of the lawn and the needles were discarded.

"Obviously, I'm afraid it's going to cause some sort of physical harm to me and my family," Lauren Baker told the court.

DeRosa, a community activist with the South End/Roxbury Community Partnership 2.0 group, told reporters he intends to appeal the ruling and that the protest was aimed at the governor and not the family.

Lauren Baker said that while the protesters did not step on the property they were more "in our faces" than typical protests as they moved right up to the property line of the house that is close to the road. A Massachusetts State Police detail assigned to protect the house was present at the time of the protest.

There has been a flurry of activity near the Swampscott home in recent weeks.

Last week, a group of housing advocates held a protest and a car caravan passed the Bakers' house over Gov. Baker's decision to let the eviction ban in the state lapse this past weekend.

Two weeks ago, a Danvers man walked into the house through an unlocked door — while the state police detail was on scene — with Gov. Baker's wife and daughter both home.

"Everybody is safe that's all that matters." Gov. Baker said of the break-in last week.

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